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Caroline Patricia Lucas (born 9 December 1960) is a British Green Party of England and Wales politician who has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Brighton Pavilion since 2010. She was the Leader of the Green Party from 2008 to 2012, when she stood down to devote more time to her parliamentary duties, and is the UK's first ever Green MP. She was previously a Member of the European Parliament for South East England from 1999 to 2010. She is noted for campaigning and writing on green economics, localisation, alternatives to globalisation, trade justice, animal welfare and food. In her time as a politician and activist, she has worked with numerous NGOs and think-tanks, including the RSPCA, CND and Oxfam.
Political career
After joining the Green Party (UK) in 1986 (later ...

Can a lone MP oppose the government single handed?The Green Party's sole member of the Westminster Parliament thinks so.Nine months after her election, Caroline Lucas is styling her movement as the real opposition to the coalition.That is quite a claim for a party that won just under 300,000 votes at the general election - considerably fewer than either UKIP or the BNP.Caroline Lucas argues the job of opposing falls to her because Labour cannot fight selling off the Royal Mail or tuition fees having introduced those ideas in government.At her party's spring conference in Cardiff she does not ...

A reply to Nick Clegg's claim in the IoS that his is the eco-party
Cross-dressing seems to be this season's political fashion. While the Tories are courting the Lib Dems (with "scarcely a cigarette paper" to slip between them, according to David Cameron), the Lib Dems are showing a bit of ankle to potential Green voters. But whereas Nick Clegg's recent overtures in this direction might reflect the growing threat we pose to his party, they don't reflect any real meeting of minds in terms of a common agenda.
In their recent rhetoric, the Lib Dems appear to want to emulate the Green Party. ...

Friday, January 16, 2009
You don't protect the environment through more airport expansion!
The current economic system is not working even on its own terms of measuring success – it's time for a smarter, better way of doing things, Green Party leader Caroline Lucas tells Alison ThomasCaroline Lucas believes the credit crunch provides an opportunity for everyone to stop and think again instead of plunging headlong into an attempt to recreate business as usual.
"I do feel that the next few months are going to be critical for that," she says. "There is an opportunity to take stock, ...

Greece is being deliberately humiliated for daring to question austerity ... - The IndependentThe IndependentGreece is being deliberately humiliated for daring to question austerity ...The IndependentSpeaking at a Greece solidarity rally in London Caroline Lucas argued that the “deluded” policy coming out of the eurogroup was designed to punish the Syriza-led government. “Austerity isn't only socially destructive, as we know – it is economically ...​'Economically deluded' Troika wants to punish Syriza – Green Party MPRTall 11 news articles »

Caroline Lucas urges Labour to back 'progressive pacts' with other parties - The GuardianThe GuardianCaroline Lucas urges Labour to back 'progressive pacts' with other partiesThe GuardianThe Green party's only MP, Caroline Lucas, has called on Labour to support multiparty politics by entering into “progressive pacts” with other parties in certain constituencies. Writing in the Guardian before a televised Labour party leadership ...Green Party could endorse local anti-austerity Labour candidates, Caroline ...The IndependentA 'progressive pact' for a green and democratic futureThe Ecologist (blog)all 341 news articles »

Scottish Greens back Caroline Lucas' decision to vote against full fiscal autonomy - CommonSpaceThe NationalScottish Greens back Caroline Lucas' decision to vote against full fiscal autonomyCommonSpaceHarvie confirmed to CommonSpace that the party in Scotland backed Lucas' stance, saying FFA as currently constituted by the SNP was a “poorly designed scheme”. He said: “The Scottish Greens backed independence to give Scotland a chance to change ...Patrick Harvie defends Caroline Lucas on FFA rejectionThe Nationalall 4 news articles »